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Axes - How sharp?

Hey All,

As the title says....How sharp should your axe be? I was touching up my helko work axes today and wasn't really sure how far to take the edge. Info on the net seems to be divided between slightly sharp and as sharp as your best knife.

Whats best for our conditions and local hardwoods woods when using small axes?

The Following User Says Thank You to BushcrafterAU For This Useful Post:

Gave a mate a brand new Gransfors Bruks small forest axe recently. He makes artefacts like boomerangs etc. He brought it over to show me the edge after working on a piece of mulga: the edge had folded over!

I prefer mine as sharp as a crafting knife but everyone will have a different opinion on it. I find them a lot nicer to use with a keen edge. I differ from some of the above post though and will change the primary bevel to suit. If I'm damaging the edge, I know I went too fine. If I'm crafting with a little chopping on the side, I prefer a thinner convex edge.